Browsing Faculty of Agriculture & Veterinary Medicine (FAg / FVM) by Subject "Rabies"

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    • Community-based active surveillance for rabies In Machakos District, Kenya 

      Kitala, P.M; McDermotta, J.J; Kyule, M.N; Gathuma, J.M (ElsevierDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of NairobiDepartment of Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON. Canada, 2000)
      The rabies problem in Kenya has been greatest in Machakos District where the disease has persisted endemically for over 40 years. This paper presents the results of a one-year community¬based active surveillance for rabies ...

    • Dog ecology and demography information to support the planning of rabies control in Machakos District, Kenya 

      Kitala, Philip; McDermott, John; Kyule, Moses; Gathuma, Joseph; Perry, Brian; Wandeler, Alexander (ElsevierDepartment of Public Health, Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi,Population Medicine, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont., CanadaInternational Livestock Research Institute (ILRI),Rabies Unit, Animal Diseases Research Institute, 3851 Fallowfield Road, Nepean, Ont., Canada, K2H 8P9, 2001)
      A study of 150 dog-owning households from six randomly selected sublocations was conducted in Machakos District, Kenya. Initially, all households were visited to collect information on dog ecology and demography based on ...